When asked by an audience member during an interview for Lighthouse Bookshop if he regrets writing the Doctor Who Season 2 finale ending where Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor regenerates into the form of Billie Piper, Russell T Davies gave a decisive response. “Do I regret it? Not for a second. Fuck it,” Davies exclaimed to … >
Russell T Davies revealed that he and Steven Moffat tried to devise a plan for a television crossover between Doctor Who and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – and it went as far as booking a flight to Los Angeles. On the Pilot TV Podcast, Davies told Boyd Hilton, the co-author of his memoir The … >
In his new memoir, former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies described a planned third new series of of the program. “It’s such a shame we never got to make Series Three, though. Three scripts were fully written for it, and it breaks my heart they won’t be seen.” Davies went on the describe the … >
In an extract from his book The Queerest of Folk: A Life in Television shared by The Guardian, former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies stated his frustration with the leaks which came out of production and how it partly lead to his decision not to proceed with the Doctor Who 2026 Christmas special. “I … >
On BBC Breakfast hosted by Sally Nugent and John Kay, former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies says the use of AI to create episodes of the programme is a complicated discussion. John Kay, when mentioning that BBC Director General Matt Brittin had seen and praised a fan-made a Doctor Who episode created by AI, … >
Russell T Davies has a memoir coming out on 8 October which is said to contain frank conversations and new information about Doctor Who. The Guardian has already published what is probably the most eagerly-anticipated extract from his book The Queerest of Folk ‒ and there’s a lot to unpack. Most of what Davies says … >
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds co-showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers revealed that a Doctor Who/Star Trek crossover spent years in discussions with Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies. “We were trying with Russell to do a crossover, Goldsman explained to Awards Radar. We were for years. Again, these are the near misses, but … >
In the wake of the BBC press release of June 10, former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies explained how reports that the programme is cancelled are wrong. “It’s extraordinary to see newspapers, who should know better, saying the show has been cancelled. It’s the opposite,” Davies explained to Dave Cooper on Gaydio. “It’s being … >
Russell T Davies, one of the UK’s foremost writers of television drama such as Doctor Who, Queer As Folk, Years And Years, Casanova, Cucumber, and It’s a Sin, has written a memoir to be released this autumn. Titled The Queerest of Folk: A Life in Television, the television writer and showrunner will take readers through … >
Today the BBC announced that will put Doctor Who out to competitive tender this year, effectively ending its arrangement with Bad Wolf, which was commissioned to produce 26 episodes related to the franchise since 2021. Showrunner Russell T Davies has also withdrawn his involvement, also announced in 2021. “After careful consideration, the BBC, Russell T … >